Asclepias latifolia

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Asclepias latifolia

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Asclepiadeae
Subtribus: Asclepiadinae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: Asclepias latifolia

Name[edit]

Asclepias latifolia (Torr.) Raf., 1832

Synonyms[edit]

  • Basionym
    • Asclepias obtusifolia var. latifolia Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 217 (1827).
  • Homotypic
    • Otanema latifolia (Torr.) Raf., New Fl. 4: 61 (1838).
    • Asclepias jamesii Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 162 (1858), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Otanema latifolia var. retusa Raf., New Fl. 4: 61 (1838).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah)
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Coahuila)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: broadleaf milkweed
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